What is the severity of CVE-2014-8716?

CVE-2014-8716 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to crash applications processing malicious JPEG images.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8716?

The fix for CVE-2014-8716 is to upgrade ImageMagick to a version higher than 6.8.9-8.

What type of applications are affected by CVE-2014-8716?

CVE-2014-8716 affects applications that use ImageMagick to process JPEG images.

Can CVE-2014-8716 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2014-8716 requires localized access as it involves processing specially crafted JPEG images.

What happens if I am affected by CVE-2014-8716?

If affected by CVE-2014-8716, an attacker could potentially crash the application using ImageMagick.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2014-8716

medium

6.2

CWE

125

14/11/2014

11/4/2017

6/8/2024

CVE-2014-8716

First published: Fri Nov 14 2014(Updated: )

An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in ImageMagick's JPEG decoder. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash an application using ImageMagick to process a specially crafted JPEG image. The fix for this issue is available at: <a href="http://trac.imagemagick.org/changeset/16872">http://trac.imagemagick.org/changeset/16872</a> The reproducer (a specially crafted JPEG image) along with additional information on this flaw can be found at: <a href="http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26456">http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26456</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
ImageMagick ImageMagick	<=6.8.9-8

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8716?
CVE-2014-8716 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to crash applications processing malicious JPEG images.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8716?
The fix for CVE-2014-8716 is to upgrade ImageMagick to a version higher than 6.8.9-8.
What type of applications are affected by CVE-2014-8716?
CVE-2014-8716 affects applications that use ImageMagick to process JPEG images.
Can CVE-2014-8716 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2014-8716 requires localized access as it involves processing specially crafted JPEG images.
What happens if I am affected by CVE-2014-8716?
If affected by CVE-2014-8716, an attacker could potentially crash the application using ImageMagick.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8716?
CVE-2014-8716 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to crash applications processing malicious JPEG images.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8716?
The fix for CVE-2014-8716 is to upgrade ImageMagick to a version higher than 6.8.9-8.
What type of applications are affected by CVE-2014-8716?
CVE-2014-8716 affects applications that use ImageMagick to process JPEG images.
Can CVE-2014-8716 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2014-8716 requires localized access as it involves processing specially crafted JPEG images.
What happens if I am affected by CVE-2014-8716?
If affected by CVE-2014-8716, an attacker could potentially crash the application using ImageMagick.